Superstar Tyreke

Chapter 162 Unfriendly schedule
Losing to the Bobcats was never expected by anyone. After all, this Bobcats team is too weak. Leaving the scene, the fans of the home team watching the game did not boo, and the fans never expected to encounter such a predicament. They came to the home court to watch the game today. The fans wanted to welcome their heroes, but unexpectedly ended in a defeat, or a loss. A defeat for the bobcats, last in the league.
Losing to the Bobcats has become an irreversible fact. If you can beat the Thunder, you will also lose to the Bobcats. This also exposes the problem of the Kings. The strength of the team is definitely there, but it is still too young. Veterans such as David West and Caron Butler have joined the team, but the team is still inexperienced. After all, it has not made the playoffs for five consecutive years, and two of them were the bottom two in the Western Conference. The mood of carelessness will still affect this rising team. The Kings also encountered a downturn this season, but the Kings finally overcame the difficulties, which is also the only way to grow.Although they lost to the bobcats at the bottom of the league, the frustration spread among everyone, but everyone has reason to believe that this is just another setback for the Kings, and the future of the Kings is still limitless.

After the game against the Bobcats, due to the loss to the Bobcats and the exhaustion of the previous consecutive away games, Coach Westphal gave the players a day off to relax and adjust their state. The team's next game It will be played three days later, still in Sacramento, against the Los Angeles Clippers.

This is also the last time the Kings and the Clippers have faced each other this season. In the previous three encounters, the Clippers had an advantage with 2 wins and 1 loss.

Facing the Clippers led by Chris Paul for the 4th time, Tyreke and the Kings quickly regained their form after losing to the Bobcats and got rid of the muddled performance on the field. This also reflects the true ability of the Kings. Like a first-class strong team like the Clippers, the overall strength of the Kings is enough to wrestle with such a team. The biggest reason for losing to a lowly team like the Bobcats is mentality and experience.

The Kings and the Clippers, judging from this season's lineup and current team records, these two teams are indeed on the same level, and this game also truthfully reflects this. The two teams played very anxiously. The teams took the lead alternately, and the point difference between them never exceeded double digits.

Not only is the performance of the two teams on the court evenly matched, but the atmosphere of the game is also quite hot. Due to the conflict between Cousins ​​and Paul when the two teams met for the second time this season, Cousins ​​has always held a grudge against Paul. During the game, Cousins ​​also had a quarrel with Paul. Fortunately, Tyreke, West and others separated the two in time, otherwise another trouble would be inevitable.

However, when the game progressed to the final quarter, the Kings suffered a few mistakes.

Jimmy missed West's pass, causing the Clippers to play a fast break. Garcia's dribble was interrupted and the Clippers fought back again. Then Cousins ​​also walked, and several mistakes made the balance of victory in the balance. The last time the Clippers tended.

In the end, the Clippers defeated the Kings 107-101 in the away game. Six players from the Clippers scored in double figures. The Kings gave up Marcus Thornton and Chris Paul and scored the team's personal highest score of 6 points. The performance of the Kings was not bad either. Cousins ​​scored 23 points and 20 rebounds, and Tyreke scored 12 points, 25 rebounds and 4 assists. The Kings lost their chance to win, and the Kings suffered a two-game losing streak.

At this time, the Kings still ranked third in the Western Conference with a record of 29 wins and 16 losses. However, the Los Angeles Lakers behind them have caught up. The number of games has been consistent with the Kings, because the ranking is one less game.

And now the schedule that the Kings will face is quite difficult. The Kings still maintain a high ranking after two-thirds of the season. In addition to their own strength, the schedule also has a certain impact. In the previous games, the Kings faced There are many underdogs, which gives the Kings a certain advantage in improving their record. At this time, there are 21 games left in the season, and the Kings will face players with playoff strength in 15 games. Team.

Among them, he faced the Los Angeles Lakers twice, the Dallas Mavericks three times, the Denver Nuggets twice, and the Memphis Grizzlies, Utah Jazz, Houston Rockets, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers and other playoff seats At the same time, they will also face the Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat, and Indiana Pacers from the top 3 in the East. This final schedule is a challenge that the Kings must face.

With the current record of the Kings, although they still occupy the third place in the Western Conference, they are only 3 games away from the Rockets, which are temporarily ranked 8th in the Western Conference. It cannot be said that it has been in the bag, and the next game still needs to strive for victory.

Although the Kings have suffered a two-game losing streak at home, their record since March is only 3 wins and 4 losses, and the future schedule is not good for the Kings, but the outside world is still unanimously optimistic about the Kings' playoff prospects.

CSN conducted a fan survey about the Kings playoff prospects after the Kings suffered a two-game losing streak at home. Among them, 97% of the fans believed that the Kings could enter the playoffs this season, and only 3% of the fans believed that The Kings will be pushed out of the playoffs after the final 21 games.

Regarding what kind of results the Kings will achieve if they enter the playoffs, more than half of the fans think that the Kings will stop in the first round. After all, this is a team that has missed the playoffs for 5 consecutive seasons. The competition in the West is fierce. At the end of the season, the Kings The final ranking is still uncertain, and fans still treat the Kings with a cautious attitude.

At the same time, about 4% of the fans think that the Kings can advance to the second round of the playoffs, and the remaining [-]% of the fans think that the Kings can reach the Western Conference Finals. Of course, no one thinks that the Kings can successfully advance to the finals and win the championship. champion……

The fans' views are very realistic and objective, but these have nothing to do with the current Kings. What the Kings need now is to win as many victories as possible with less than one-third of the schedule left, and lock the playoffs as soon as possible seats!
On the morning of the second day after the game with the Clippers, the Kings headed to Phoenix non-stop. What awaits them tonight is the Suns, currently ranked 10th in the Western Conference...

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